"We are also at ease" - Frontline observation of summer daycare classes in Anhui and Jiangsu provinces, Xinhua All Media+| "Happy Times for Children | Neighborhood Committee | Xinhua All Media+

Fun science popularization, safety education, and artistic experience... As we enter the summer, various forms of summer daycare classes are actively offered across the country, effectively solving the problem of no one taking care of children during the day in dual working families. Recently, reporters interviewed and saw in Anhui, Jiangsu and other places that summer daycare classes have provided wonderful summer care for children.

"Children are happy, and we can rest assured."

Entering the New Era Civilization Practice Station of Fangqiao Community Committee in Hefei, Anhui Province, the reporter saw Shen Liang, a student and volunteer majoring in Chemical Engineering and Technology at East China University of Science and Technology, giving a lecture to the summer daycare class.

"Children, please shake the test tube and see if the color of the solution has changed." At Shen Liang's prompt, the children were surprised to find that the starch solution slowly changed color after dropping iodine solution, and shouted "Fun!"!

"I hope to stimulate children's interest in science through these experiments," Shen Liang said. Whenever I see expressions of surprise or joy on children's faces, a sense of achievement arises naturally.

At the New Era Civilization Practice Station of Fangqiao Community Committee in Hefei, Anhui Province, Shen Liang, a student and volunteer majoring in Chemical Engineering and Technology at East China University of Science and Technology, is giving a lecture to a summer daycare class. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhou Chang

Dance, sports, handicrafts... The reporter saw on the schedule that every Monday to Friday, the summer daycare class at the practice station will provide services with different contents. "My parents are both working, so they let me attend summer daycare classes. My favorite class is laboratory classes," said 12-year-old Le Xinran.

"Summer daycare classes have solved the worries of dual worker families," said Ji Chaojie, the parent of a first grade student at Chenbao Central Primary School in Xinghua City, Jiangsu Province. He enrolled his daughter in summer daycare classes such as table tennis and painting. "She is now more proactive than usual in going to school, and the child is happy, so we can rest assured."

Jiangsu Province has designated summer daycare classes as a practical project for people's livelihood this year, providing care services for nearly 60000 children and adolescents aged 6 to 14 in the province; Fengnan District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, has established a love summer daycare program with the support of college student volunteers and social organizations; For the first time, the Love Summer Care Class for Primary School Students in Putuo District, Shanghai has established a "Children's Special Class for New Business Forms and New Employment Groups", recruiting children from new employment groups such as delivery riders and couriers

"This year, we will also include children from new employment groups as key service targets," said Bai Maolin, director of the Hope Project Office of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League. Among the 2148 summer daycare classes in the province, nearly 300 classes are dedicated to serving children from new employment groups.

To support children's wonderful summer vacation

The reporter found that while providing basic childcare services, summer daycare classes bring more "added value" to children.

Enlightening art hobby. At Chenbao Central Primary School, college student volunteer Zhou Xinmei gave a music appreciation class. "I used to be a left behind child, well aware of the loneliness at home during the summer and the anticipation for the collective," she said at the age of 20. "I am studying music, and being able to teach children is also an opportunity for me to improve my professional skills."

Carry out fun science popularization. Many summer daycare classes make science popularization one of the highlights of their courses, such as the Anjuyuan Community in Shushan District, Hefei City, which organized the "Lighting up the Dream of Navigation and Guarding the Blue Ocean" China Navigation Day theme science popularization practice activity, increasing the understanding of navigation knowledge among young people and inspiring their enthusiasm for exploring the ocean.

Inheriting traditional culture. At the Half acre Fangtang Yueshu Room in Zhuxi Community, Changqing Street, Baohe District, Hefei City, the first lesson of the traditional cultural interest class of the summer daycare class revolves around one of the 24 solar terms, Xiaoshu. The teacher explained the origin, customs, and measures to prevent and avoid the heat of the Xiaoshu solar term, allowing children to experience the wisdom of ancient life and the profound traditional Chinese culture.

Carry out safety education. According to Yang Dongqing, Deputy Director of the Youth Care and Protection Center in Xinghua City, about 85% of left behind children in the city participated in public welfare summer care classes, and 324 staff members from village, education, public security and other departments and units participated in public welfare services. Chenbao Town in the city also implements characteristic activities such as door-to-door safety education to ensure that summer safety is "not on vacation".

The summer daycare class at the New Era Civilization Practice Station of Fangqiao Community Committee in Hefei City, Anhui Province is carrying out "One Helmet and One Belt" safety education. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhou Chang

Call on the whole society to work together to safeguard children's summer vacation

How can summer daycare classes better serve the growing social needs?

Lv Chunning, Deputy Minister of the Rights and Interests Department of the Suzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League, suggested that efforts should be made to integrate social forces such as enterprises and industry associations. Encourage enterprises to use their own venues to establish embedded summer daycare classes, achieving the goal of "parents taking their children to work"; By improving supporting policies in areas such as honors and awards, we aim to attract more social forces and caring individuals to participate in the course design and volunteer service of summer care classes, and strive to create a favorable situation where the public is willing to "support" and society works together to "manage".

The People's Procuratorate of Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province conducted legal education in the summer daycare class in Diaopu Street, Gaogang District, Taizhou City.

Jin Tao, Minister of the Party and Mass Work Department of Yaohai Community in Hefei New Station High tech Industrial Development Zone, Anhui Province, believes that summer daycare classes involve the physical and mental health and safety of a large number of teenagers and children, and have a significant responsibility. He suggests that relevant departments should compile a unified guidance manual for summer daycare classes to help grassroots better control risk points such as personnel safety and environmental facilities.

In response to the increasing number of summer care institutions established by social forces, grassroots people call on relevant departments to strengthen comprehensive supervision and management of summer care institutions, including their professional qualifications, venue fire prevention, and food safety, to prevent various safety hazards to the greatest extent possible.